I remember when the kids were little I would send them out to play in the leaves. They had so much fun and we would keep some inside to study during the winter months. They spent many hours playing out there. I always remember those days when the leaves fall. I miss them.

G'day Cathy. Thanks for joining my blog. Great to catch up with another Aussie girl. Don't you just love those autumn leaves !!! I was out yesterday raking more up and at the same time they were falling from the trees onto my shoulders and around my feet. Ho hum, such is life. I look forward to talking with you. Welcome. Take care. Liz...

As a child we raked the leaves up into a pile which we could run and jump into. We had several large oak trees on our property.

My father loved having a small fire so the leaves gave him amusement, as he raked a few and burned them. He was known as "firebug Robinson" as he was the only one willing to start block party fires made of material soaked with coal oil. Once, on another occasion he caught the forest around our house on fire. When the neighbourhood became genteel suburban, all burning was banned. The city came along with a big vacuum and sucked up the leaves piled at the curb. No longer would Autumn smell of burning leaves.